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Weirdwood Manor Wins At Digi Awards

November 12, 2015

Weirdwood Manor was the recipient of a Digi Award for ‘Best in Mobile Entertainment’ handed out this past Tuesday as part of the Digi Awards, an annual showcase of original Canadian digital content hosted by nextMEDIA.

The award caps off a great month for Weirdwood Manor, which saw the app included in the App Store’s “Best of October” monthly round-up.

Accepting the award on behalf of developer All Play, No Work was Executive Producer Paul Pattison who was accompanied to the stage by Jack Ront (Lead Game Developer), Sacha Raposo (Associate Producer), Javier Mora (Game Developer) and Luke Minaker (Writer).

Currently in the Top 5 in the Paid ‘Books’ category in both the Canadian and US App Stores, Weirdwood Manor is an interactive book series for 6 – 12 year olds delivered via a premium iPad app.

A fantasy tale in the tradition of “Harry Potter,” Weirdwood Manor features an engaging story wrapped in a beautifully illustrated, animated and interactive picture book.

Each book in the five book series feature 30 – 90 minutes of reading and play time and includes challenging games and puzzles to solve, and hidden objects to find and collect.

Watch for Book 3, “Beyond the Dhor,” the latest instalment of Weirdwood Manor, which arrives in the App Store on American Thanksgiving weekend.

"The Incredible Tales of Weirdwood Manor" is a 100% All Play, No Work creation — from concept to execution — lovingly crafted by a small but passionate team of industry-seasoned producers, designers, developers, and animators spread across Toronto, Vancouver and San Francisco.